** Summary changed: - No graphics in 5.4.11 + No graphics ("Show graphics" grayed out or nothing happens)
** Description changed: - I don't know if to call this a bug or not--the current boinc-manager's - Tasks window has the "Show graphics" tab grayed out--I have gone to the - Debian Wiki & done what is shown to "make" graphics work (xhost +local:) - & this will not work. Is it possible that the "current" version was - compiled without the --show_graphics flag? + The "show graphics" button is grayed out for most projects, because there are no graphics available. + The button is only active, if the task provides a graphic _and_ is active. + + Additionally, you need to call "xhost +si:localuser:boinc" to allow the + local boinc user accessing your DISPLAY. + + If those conditions are met, graphics get displayed. That's the case + e.g. for the "[EMAIL PROTECTED] 5.42" application in the "World Community + Grid" project. + + It's not easily possible to provide feedback about failure of glutInit + to the user (see comment below). + + For BOINC 6, it's planned to revamp the whole subsystem to display + graphics, so there's hope that the user experience gets improved (I've + read about it at + http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/forum_thread.php?id=2353). -- No graphics ("Show graphics" grayed out or nothing happens) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/72192 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs